ELD4960941: Roman Antiquite: Emperor Diocletian (244-311) announces his withdrawal from power and abdicates in 305 to settle in his magnificent palace known as Diocletian's Palace, on the Adriatic Sea near Salone, the capital of Dalmatia (novel emperor Diocletian retired to his homeland, Dalmatia after his abdication, 305) Engraving from “Young folks history of Rome”” by Charlotte Yonge 1882 / Bridgeman Images

JEB4960953: Flat. Faience of great fire. Decor has grotesques in polychromy with dominant green and yellow. Factory Olerys-Laugier (Olerys and Laugier), 1740. Faience. Dim: 23x24cm. Musee de la faience in Marseille. / Bridgeman Images

GRZ4960962: Commune de Paris: costume de COSTITUTE DE GENERAL EN CHEF in “” Les Communeux, 1871 types - Characters - Costumes “” by Bertall (pseudonym De Charles-Albert D'Arnoux). Engraving by LEFMAN. / Bridgeman Images

JEB4960967: Flower spike. Decor of small fire has dominant pink and bright green. Factory of Freres Ferrat, 1760. Faience. Dim: 28x16cm. Musee de la faience in Marseille. / Bridgeman Images

GIE4960973: Portrait of Inaki Biggi, writer. Photography March 2009 / Bridgeman Images

ELD4960975: Punic War: The Meeting of Scipio the African (235-183 BC) General Roman and Carthaginian General Hannibal (247-183 BC) at Zama in 202 BC (Second punic war: Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus (236-183 BC) ad Hannibal meeting in Zama, 202 BC) Engraving from “Young folks history of Rome” Charlotte Yonge 1882 / Bridgeman Images

GRZ4960978: Commune de Paris: costume de LE PREFET DE POLICE in “” Les Communeux, 1871 types - Characters - Costumes “” by Bertall (pseudonym De Charles-Albert D'Arnoux). Engraving by LEFMAN. / Bridgeman Images

SOB4960979: Margaret Atwood, September 30, 2006 / Bridgeman Images

ELD4960986: Roman antiquite: “” Cornelie, mother of the Gracques””” Cornelie (Cornelia Africana) (189-110 BC), mother of the Gracques presents her children as her most beautiful jewels in front of a lady from Campania who came to show her hers - Her two children are named Tiberio Sempronio Gracco (162-133 BC) and Gaio (Caio Gracco) Sempronio (154-122 BC) (Tibere and Caius) ( Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus and Caius Sempronius Gracchus (Cornelia, mother of the Gracchi) Engraving from “Young folks history of Rome” by Charlotte Yonge 1882 / Bridgeman Images

SOB4960988: Margaret Atwood, September 30, 2006 / Bridgeman Images

ELD4961476: Ancient Rome: “” Tarquin the superb and his son Sextus Tarquin (died 509 BC) sending him to Gabies to take power”” (Lucius Tarquinius Superbus (Tarquin the Proud) and his son Sextus Tarquinius) Engraving from “Storia di Roma” by Francesco Bertolini / Bridgeman Images

GIE4961477: Portrait of Ugo Barbara, writer. Photography May 2008 / Bridgeman Images

ELD4961478: Ancient Rome: Sacrifice Ceremony at the Temple of Jupiter on Mount Albain (Albanus mons or Monte Albano) near Rome, Italy (Roman sacrificial offering) Engraving from “Storia di Roma” by Francesco Bertolini / Bridgeman Images

GIE4961485: Portrait of Ugo Barbara, writer. Photography May 2008 / Bridgeman Images

JEB4961488: Romanesque architecture: exterior view of the cathedrale Saint Lazarus in Autun (Morvan) / Bridgeman Images

JEB4961489: Art Nouveau: The entrance gate of 29 avenue Rapp in the 7th arrondissement of Paris (photo), Lavirotte, Jules (1864-1924) / Bridgeman Images

IMB4961493: View from above onto the village of Solda with theparish church of St. Gertraud; Sulden; Solda; Ortler Alps; Ortles; Trentino-Alto Adige; Italy; Europe / Bridgeman Images

GIE4961495: Portrait of Ugo Barbara, writer. Photography May 2008 / Bridgeman Images

GIE4961522: Portrait of Remo Bassini, writer. Photography 2008 / Bridgeman Images

JEB4961523: Romanesque art: marquee representing different moods: blood. Musee du Farinier, Cluny (Saone and Loire) / Bridgeman Images

GIE4961537: Portrait of Maurizio Blini, writer. Photography 2008 / Bridgeman Images

GRZ4961545: Venice 1992 portrait of conductor and cellist Mstislav Rostropovich (Rostropovich) / Bridgeman Images

JEB4961546: Art Nouveau architecture: view of the entrance door of the Castel Beranger located at 14, rue de la Fontaine in the 16th arrondissement of Paris. Designed by the architect Hector Guimard (1867-1942) DR, Guimard, Hector (1867-1942) / Bridgeman Images

GIE4961547: Portrait of Maurizio Blini, writer. Photography 2008 / Bridgeman Images

JEB4961559: Romanesque architecture: view of the cloister and the bell tower of the Church of Saint Trophime in Arles (Bouches du Rhone) / Bridgeman Images

ELD4961565: Roman Antiquite: Marcus Furius Camillus dit Camillus chooses a location on the Aventine for a temple dedicated to Juno 392 BC (Temple of Juno regina dedicated by Furius Camillus in 392 BC stood on the Aventine, Rome) Queen Engraving from “Storia di Roma” by Francesco Bertolini / Bridgeman Images

GIE4961568: Portrait of Sergio Bologna, writer. Photography May 2008 / Bridgeman Images

IMB4961580: South west coast at Annunciation Chapel; Dingli Cliffs; Malta; Europe / Bridgeman Images

IMB4961608: Carmelite Church; Mdina; Malta; Europe / Bridgeman Images

GIE4961633: Portrait of Joseph Denize, writer. Photography March 2009 / Bridgeman Images

JEB4961638: Mausolee of Count Maurice of Saxony (1696 -1750), marechal of France. Sculpture by Jean Baptiste Pigalle (1714-1785) 1771-1776 Church of Saint Thomas of Strasbourg. / Bridgeman Images

GRZ4961640: Portrait of Haim Baharier 1999 Ghetto Venice / Bridgeman Images

GRZ4961642: Portrait of Haim Baharier 1999 Ghetto Venice / Bridgeman Images

GIE4961660: Portrait of Joseph Denize, writer. Photography March 2009 / Bridgeman Images

GRZ4961677: Venice, 14/05/2008 Joseph Eugene Stiglitz ECONOMIST AND WRITER NOBEL PRIZE / Bridgeman Images

GIE4961680: Portrait of Annamaria Fassio, writer. Photography May 2008 / Bridgeman Images